American Idol Power Rankings: The Top 6

Michael Lynche

Michael's R&B vocals over the rocked-out "Hero" left judges confused. Our voters also weren't feeling the performance, as Big Mike fell to last place in our poll for the first time this season.
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Casey James

After back-to-back trademark Casey performances (read: predictable), Casey has fallen to the bottom of the pack. We've never considered him a contender for the title, but we were hoping he'd give a few more inspired performances before getting the boot.
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Aaron Kelly

Although "I Believe I Can Fly" completed Aaron's "I'm going to sing the most oversung songs on Idol" trilogy (see also: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "Ain't No Sunshine"), he somehow wowed enough of our voters to move out of dead last for the first time in weeks.
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Siobhan Magnus

Like Casey, everything about Siobhan's "When You Believe" felt warmed over from three weeks ago. She's still performing well with our voters, but we're hoping to see some of that spark she had when the season began.
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Lee DeWyze

Lee "lie-la-lie"'d his way through a mostly inoffensive version of "The Boxer," but even though he still has our voters' support, we don't see him winning this fight. But hey, he's pretty much got the runner-up spot locked up.
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Crystal Bowersox

With a dominating 64 percent of the vote, Crystal's lead has never been larger. Her version of "People Get Ready" — complete with an a capella beginning and burst-into-tears ending — showed some much-needed variety, both in her music and her personality. Can we just give her the title now?
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